CANTON, OHIO—
B-TEK SCALES, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at B-TEK SCALES, LLC, 1510 METRIC AVE. SW, CANTON, OHIO 44706 on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was loading product onto a tractor trailer as a crane operator was lowering product onto the truck. The temporary employee's hand was then caught between the crane's load and the product on the truck. The employee suffered a broken hand and was hospitalized.
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